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MINING
APPROVALS TO CONDUCT COAL AND NONCOAL ACTIVITIES Section 702 of The Bituminous Coal Mine Act (52 P. S. §§ 701--702), provides a mechanism for operators to obtain variances from specific requirements of the act to accommodate the adoption of new machinery, equipment, tools, supplies, methods or processes. The Bureau of Deep Mine Safety has approved a variance request from the Cyprus Cumberland Resources Corporation to extend the maximum distance between shelter holes to 130 feet along main line haulage entries at the Cumberland Mine.
Copies of this variance approval can be obtained by contacting Richard E. Stickler, Director, Bureau of Deep Mine Safety, P. O. Box 8463, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8463.
MINING ACTIVITY ACTIONS
Actions on applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). The final action on each application also constitutes action on the request for 401 water quality certification. Mining activity permits issued in response to such applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Quality Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4401--4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003).
Ebensburg District Office, 437 South Center Street, P. O. Box 625, Ebensburg, PA 15931-0625.
Coal Applications Issued:
11840112, Permit Renewal. C & K Coal Company (P. O. Box 69, Clarion, PA 16214), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous strip mine, valid for reclamation, only in Reade Township, Cambria County, affecting 143.0 acres, receiving stream Muddy Run to Clearfield Creek to West Branch of the Susquehanna, application received May 27, 1997, permit issued July 23, 1997.
32950108, T.L.H. Coal Company (R. D. 1, Box 170, Rochester Mills, PA 15771), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous strip-auger mine in East Mahoning Township, Indiana County, affecting 52.6 acres, receiving stream Dixon Run and unnamed tributaries to Rayne Run, application received December 14, 1995, permit issued July 29, 1997.
Greensburg District Office, R. D. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
03950101. FNR Mining Company (950 Stonebreaker Road, Indiana, PA 15701). Permit revised to add 5.0 acres, as well as a sedimentation pond and associated ditches, at a bituminous surface/auger mining site located in Burrell and Kittanning Townships, Armstrong County, now affecting 67.9 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Horney Camp Run to Crooked Creek to the Allegheny River. Application received: May 21, 1997. Revision issued: July 31, 1997.
26920107R. Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001). Renewal issued for continued reclamation only of a bituminous surface mining site located in Wharton Township, Fayette County, affecting 168 acres. Receiving streams: an unnamed tributary to Little Sandy Creek and an unnamed tributary to Big Sandy Creek. Application received: July 7, 1997. Renewal issued: August 1, 1997.
McMurray District Office 37961302. Senate Coal Mines, Inc. (P. O. Box 972, Latrobe, PA 15650), to operate the Ondo Mine in Brush Valley Township, Indiana County, new mine, Ferrier Run. Permit issued July 30, 1997.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
54830101T2. K & K Coal Company (133 Valley Furnace Avenue, Port Carbon, PA 17965), transfer of an existing anthracite surface mine operation in Blythe Township, Schuylkill County affecting 176.0 acres, receiving stream--unnamed tributary to the Schuylkill River. Transfer issued July 31, 1997.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
Noncoal Permits Issued
7975SM5A3C5. Warner Company (600 Tyburn Road, Morrisville, PA 19067), renewal of NPDES Permit #PA0118338 in Falls Township, Bucks County, receiving stream--Delaware Canal. Renewal issued July 29, 1997.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
General Small Noncoal Authorizations Granted
58970835. David B. Salsman, Sr. (R. R. 3, Box 179, Meshoppen, PA 18630), commencement, operation and restoration of a small bluestone quarry operation in Rush Township, Susquehanna County affecting 1.0 acre, receiving stream--none. Authorization granted July 28, 1997.
58970842. Raymond Treible (R. R. 2, Box 155, Susquehanna, PA 18847), commencement, operation and restoration of a small bluestone quarry operation in Oakland Township, Susquehanna County affecting 1.0 acre, receiving stream--none. Authorization granted July 28, 1997.
58970846. John DiMichele (R. R. 2, Box 106A, Laceyville, PA 18623), commencement, operation and restoration of a small bluestone quarry operation in Auburn Township, Susquehanna County affecting 1.0 acre, receiving stream--none. Authorization granted July 28, 1997.
ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER SECTION 401: FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT
ENCROACHMENTS The Department of Environmental Protection has taken the following actions on previously received permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval, and requests for Water Quality Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
Any person aggrieved by this action may appeal, under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514), and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law) to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Board through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Environmental Hearing Board within 30 days of receipt of written notice of this action unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rule of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board. The appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure are also available in Braille or on audiotape from the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decisional law.
Actions on applications filed under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and sections 5 and 402 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.5 and 691.402) and notice of final action for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)). (Note: Permits issued for Small Projects do not include 401 Certification, unless specifically stated in the description).
Permits Issued and Actions on 401 Certifications:
Southeast Regional Office, Program Manager, Water Management Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
E46-766. Encroachment Permit. Manufacturer's Golf and Country Club, Box 90, Dreshertown Road, Oreland, PA 19075. To modify, operate and maintain a golf course foot cart bridge across Sandy Run (WWF) and to construct and maintain a 90-foot long retaining wall along Sandy Run (WWF) near the 18th Fairway, at the Manufacturer's Golf and Country Club property. The site is located at 511 Dreshertown Road (Ambler, PA Quadrangle N: 0.2 inch; W: 6.6 inches), in Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County.
Northeast Regional Office, Regional Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-5485.
E45-313. Encroachment. Keystone Hollow Corporation, P. O. Box 1158, Marshalls Creek, PA 18335-1158. To give its consent to place fill in wetlands for the construction of a golf tee (Hole No. 14) and to construct and maintain facilities associated with the Great Bear Golf Course as follows: (1) a 24-inch CMP screened intake structure in a pond for irrigation; (2) approximately 150 linear feet of riprap-lined channel change in a Tributary to Sand Hill Creek (associated with ''Crossing 2''); (3) approximately 140 linear feet of riprap-lined channel change in a Tributary to Sand Hill Creek (associated with ''Crossing 3''); and (4) a road crossing of a Tributary to Sand Hill Creek and adjacent wetlands, utilizing a 36-inch or 43-inch x 27-inch CMP. The activities impact approximately 0.33 acre of wetlands. The project is located along Keystone Road (T-550), south of S. R. 0209 (Bushkill, PA-NJ Quadrangle N: 9 inches; W: 9 inches), in Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe County. Permittee is required to provide 0.56 acre of replacement wetlands by creating 0.34 acre and providing for 0.22 acre by participating in the Pennsylvania Wetland Replacement Project.
E45-316. Encroachment. Stillwater Lakes Civic Association, Inc., P. O. Box 118, Pocono Summit, PA 18346. To give its consent to remove the existing structures and to construct and maintain a 22-foot x 45-foot reinforced concrete box culvert in Hawkey Run. The project is located along Holiday Drive in Stillwater Lake Estates on the east side of S. R. 0380, approximately 1.9 miles north of the intersection of S. R. 0380 and S. R. 0940 (Tobyhanna, PA Quadrangle N: 1.6 inches; W: 3.3 inches) in Coolbaugh Township, Monroe County.
E48-252. Encroachment. City of Easton/Hugh Moore Park Commission, City Hall, One South 3rd Street, Easton, PA 18042. To repair and maintain various aspects of a 2.5 mile section of the Lehigh Canal, situated in Hugh Moore Park, to preserve the functional canal system for historical, educational and recreational purposes as described in the attached list. The project begins approximately 0.8 mile upstream from S. R. 2012 and continues downstream to the intersection of Canal and Stewart Streets (Easton, PA-NJ Quadrangle N: 8.4 inches; W: 15.6 inches) in the City of Easton, Northampton County.
E54-229. Encroachment. Port Carbon Borough, P. O. Box 71, Port Carbon, PA 17965. To give its consent to remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a single-span, concrete, adjacent, box-beam bridge having a span of 50 feet and an underclearance of 8 feet across Mill Creek. This project is located along Washington Street south of the intersection with Canal Street (Pottsville, PA Quadrangle N: 13 inches; W: 6 inches) in Port Carbon Borough, Schuylkill County.
Northcentral Region, Water Management--Soils and Waterways, F. Alan Sever, Chief, 208 West Third St., Williamsport, PA 17701.
E08-314. Encroachment. Pa. Dept. of Transportation, 715 Jordan Ave., Montoursville, PA 17754. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a 10 foot long outlet section of 72 inch diameter CMP pipe along with a new gabion basket headwall and outlet rock protection in Wallace Run on S. R. 4007 about 1.75 miles north of the Rt. 6 intersection with S. R. 4007 (Ulster, PA Quadrangle N: 9.8 inches; W: 13.7 inches) in Burlington Township, Bradford County. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E08-315. Encroachment. Mountain Hardwood Inc., R. R. 3, Box 3130, Rome, PA 18837. To remove a vegetated gravel bar 250 feet long x 31 feet wide and to restore and maintain the stream banks in the removal area for the purpose of flood control in Wysox Creek on S. R. 187 (Rome, PA Quadrangle N: 21.40 inches; W: 10.50 inches) in Rome Township, Bradford County. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E19-165. Encroachment. Romaine E. Grasley, R. R. 1, Box 21, Benton, PA 17814. To construct and maintain 12 16-inch concrete piers in the floodway of Fishing Creek to support a 24 foot by 36 foot private 2 story residential house above the 100 year flood elevation located approximately 240 feet east of the S. R. 254 bridge over Fishing Creek (Bloomsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 9.5 inches; W: 1.5 inches) in Benton Township, Columbia County. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.''
E41-404. Encroachment. Muncy Borough, 14 N. Washington St., Muncy, PA 17756. To remove the deposits of gravel for a distance of approximately 5,000-feet and maximum depth of 2.5 feet for a total removal of approximately 9,000-cubic yards from Glade Run from 1,000-feet downstream of the Main St. bridge to 200-feet upstream of Penn Street bridge for the purpose of flood control over a period of 5 years and repair existing, or install new riprap and maintain both as necessary for streambank protection (Muncy, PA Quadrangle N: 14.9 inches; W: 4.8 inches) in Muncy Borough and Muncy Creek Township, Lycoming County.
E47-059. Encroachment. Speedex Industries Inc., James Paugh, P. O. Box 241, Danville, PA 17821. To remove soil deposits which resulted from flooding for a length of 800 feet and average width of 6 feet and average depth of 2 feet 6 inches in an unnamed trib. to Chillisquaque Creek on the north side of S. R. 254 about 2,400 feet west of the intersection of S. R. 54 (Washingtonville, PA Quadrangle N: 8.6 inches; W: 8.05 inches) in Derry Township, Montour County. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E47-061. Encroachment. Pa. Dept. of Transportation, 715 Jordan Ave., Montoursville, PA 17754. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a prestresssed adjacent box beam bridge having a normal span of 37.9 feet and an average underclearance of 6.0 feet over County Line Branch on S. R. 4001 approximately 0.1 mile west of the village of Comly (Washingtonville, PA Quadrangle N: 22.5 inches; W: 14.5 inches) in Anthony Township, Montour County.
E49-207. Encroachment. Pa. Dept. of Transportation, P. O. Box 218, Montoursville, PA 17754. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a precast reinforced concrete box culvert skewed 50 degrees left ahead having a clear normal span of 16.0 feet and a minimum underclearance of 4.5 feet in County Line Branch located on the Lewis/Anthony township boundary line on S. R. 1010. Section 001, Segment 0080 (Hughesville, PA Quadrangle N: 5.6 inches; W: 14.6 inches) in Lewis Township and Anthony Township, Northumberland County and Montour County. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E55-143. Encroachment. PG Energy, 39 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711. To construct and maintain a 12 inch steel gas main under Penns Creek. This project is located 290 feet west of S. R. 522 (Sunbury, PA Quadrangle N: 11.7 inches; W: 14.7 inches) in Monroe and Penn Townships, Snyder County.
Northwest Regional Office, Soils and Waterways Section, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.
E10-259. Encroachment. PA Department of Transportation, District 10-0, P. O. Box 429, Route 286 South, Indiana, PA 15701. To remove the existing steel truss bridge and to construct and maintain a prestressed concrete adjacent box beam bridge having two clear spans of 78.26 feet and an average underclearance of 17 feet across Connoquenessing Creek on S. R. 0288, Segment 0030, Offset 0000 approximately 3,600 feet west of S. R. 0019 (Zelienople, PA Quadrangle N: 8.0 inches; W: 3.5 inches) located in the Borough of Zelienople, Butler County. This project will include temporary relocation of the existing steel truss bridge to immediately upstream of its present location.
E25-544. Encroachment. Metro Health Center, 252 West 11th Street, Erie, PA 16501. To fill a total of 1.22 acres of seven wetland areas for the construction of medical/commercial offices, retail facilities and senior living facilities at the northeast corner of Zuck Road and Zimmerly Road approximately 2,000 feet west of I-79 (Erie South, PA Quadrangle N: 12.0 inches; W: 1.0 inch) in Millcreek Township, Erie County. This project includes creation of 1.84 acres of replacement wetlands adjacent to an existing wetland at the northeast portion of the
E27-055. Encroachment. PA Department of Transportation, District 1-0, 1140 Liberty Street, Franklin, PA 16323. To install concrete streambed paving 1-foot below the existing streambed, rock riprap scour protection and to maintain the existing bridge having a clear span of 8 feet and an underclearance of 5.5 feet across a tributary to Little Hickory Creek on S. R. 3004, Segment 0040, Offset 0000 approximately 1 mile east of S. R. 0062 just south of West Hickory (West Hickory, PA Quadrangle N: 10.1 inches; W: 3.5 inches) located in Hickory Township, Forest County. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E61-209. Encroachment. The Conair Group, Route 8 North, Franklin, PA 16323. To fill a total of 0.3 acre of four separate wetland areas (including the 0.056 acre filled prior to this permit) for the construction of a parking area associated with expansion of an existing industrial facility along the north side of S. R. 0008/0062 approximately 0.7 mile east of S. R. 0322 (Franklin, PA Quadrangle N: 5.5 inches; W: 7.1 inches) in Sugarcreek Borough, Venango County. This project includes contribution to the Pennsylvania Wetland Replacement Fund for replacement of a total of 0.36 acre of wetland (0.245 acre @ 1:1 and 0.056 acre @ 2:1).
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Southeast Regional Office, Program Manager, Water Management Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
EA15-003. Environmental Assessment. Sealed Air Corporation, 450 Riverfront Drive, Reading, PA 19602. To close two abandoned wastewater treatment lagoons and to restore the 100-year floodplain along the West Branch of the Brandywine Creek (WWF-MF) impacting a total of 0.97 acre of body of water (POW) at the Sealed Air Corporation--Modena Plant located (Coatesville USGS Quadrangle N: 16.25 inches, W: 7.75 inches) in Modena Borough, Chester County. This Environmental Assessment approval also constitutes the acknowledgment of waiver WL-1597305.
WATER ALLOCATIONS
Actions taken on applications filed under the act of June 24, 1939 (P. L. 842, No. 365) (32 P. S. §§ 631--641) relating to the acquisition of rights to divert waters of this Commonwealth.
Northwest Regional Office, Regional Program Manager, Water Supply and Community Health, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6899.
Permits Issued
Permit No. WA 43-1002. Subsidiary Water Allocation. 322/Reynolds Company LTD, c/o Daniel E. Inks, I&R Properties, 4090 Greenwood Oval, North Royalton, OH 44133. Granting the right to purchase up to 19,073 gpd from Reynolds Water Company. 322/Reynolds Company LTD is a mobile home park located in Pymatuning Township, Mercer County.
Type of Facility: Mobile Home Park
Consulting Engineer: P Eldon Bauer, P.E., Makeever & Associates, Inc., 207B South Sandusky Avenue, P. O. Box 325, Bucyrus, OH 44820.
Permit Issued: August 1, 1997.
SPECIAL NOTICES
Certification to Perform Radon-Related Activities in Pennsylvania In the month of July 1997 the Department of Environmental Protection, under the authority contained in the Radon Certification Act (63 P. S. §§ 2001--2014) and regulations promulgated thereunder at 25 Pa. Code Chapter 240, has certified the persons listed below to perform radon-related activities in Pennsylvania. The period of certification is 2 years. For a complete list of persons currently certified to perform radon-related activities in Pennsylvania and for information as to the specific testing devices that persons certified for testing or laboratory are certified to use, contact the Bureau of Radiation Protection, Radon Division, P. O. Box 8469, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469, (800) 23RADON.
Name Address Type of Certification Daniel Bayer 203 Hemlock Drive
McMurray, PA 15317Testing Frank Becker 36 York Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15214Testing Marvin ''D'' Goldstein
Building Inspection Service, Inc.1675 Winding Road
Southampton, PA 18966Testing William Cairnes P. O. Box 101
Auburn, PA 17922Testing & Mitigation W. James Nice
D-Tech, Inc.P. O. Box 372
Lafayette Hill, PA 19444Testing Louis Del Pinto R. R. 1, Box 463
Uniontown, PA 15401Testing Alexander Efremenko, Jr. 3467 Gibsonia Road
Gibsonia, PA 15044Testing Jason Esposito 2 Hayes Street
Elmsford, NY 10523Laboratory Cynthia Lawn
Franklin Environmental Analysis2334 Orthodox Street
Philadelphia, PA 19137Testing & Laboratory Raymond King 1812 Willow Street Pike
Lancaster, PA 17602Mitigation Carl Mastropaolo 1839 Ashurst Road
Philadelphia, PA 19151Testing Pierre McKenzie 1124 Concord Road
Aston, PA 19014Testing Richard Haag
Safe Shelter Environmental346 North Pottstown Pike
Exton, PA 19341Testing & Mitigation Lewis Nelson, IV
Tri-County Radon Testing Co., Inc.P. O. Box 830
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19066Testing Nathaniel Burden, Jr.
Douglas Strong
U. S. Toxic Substance Testing Bureau
Advantage Radon Control Center
UST Labs804 Second Street Pike
Southampton, PA 18966Testing, Mitigation, Laboratory
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-1309. Filed for public inspection August 15, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]
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